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Portsmouth, Virginia

Manage equipment requirements for pulp and paper and industrial water technology customers. Conduct site surveys at customer sites for equipment needs and serve as a liaison between engineering and sales. Manage outside contractors performing industrial support services. Provide troubleshooting support for equipment and provide design support for future needs.

Formerly Ciba Specialty Chemicals....Provide engineering and technical project support to sales, agents, manufacturers, and end users. Responsible for the successful completion and implementation of all project related work including communication, documentation, budgetary control, and implementation. Provide site surveys and startup assistance.Coordinate and direct the activities of local outsource companies including design, fabrication, testing, and field service.Responsible for supporting the Regional Manager in the implementation of BLP’s marketing strategy.Ensure that all operations of the department are performed in compliance with EH&S guidelines, including all national and local safety codes.Provide the Regional Manager with project cost information regarding budgets

Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Responsible for developing and growing machining & fabrication sales by expanding capabilities• Developed a portfolio of nearly 300 local & national customers totaling approximately 2 million dollars a year in sales for a small 24-person machine & fabrication facility• Implemented a quality control system into our manufacturing process that enabled growth into undeveloped areas of manufacturing for Precise Machine & Fabrication• Routinely met with customers and discussed strategies to fulfill their manufacturing & design needs. • Designed and manufactured tooling, jigs, fixtures, mechanical assemblies for commercial customers such as John Deere, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, Liebherr & AMF Bowling• Worked daily with engineering at customer sites to review design issues with manufactured components and/or processes. Worked intimately with production engineers to streamline issues with production and design/fabricate new components to solve problems or enhance existing lines. Many customers were high precision, high production sites that utilized robotics on their assembly lines. The work on these lines had to be conducted within a very short timeframe to minimize impact to production• Met with engineers at Liebherr to discuss a brake caliper design flaw. Took sample caliper back to shop to examine and propose a modification to enable existing calipers to be salvaged. Precise soon began modifying hundreds of existing calipers that saved Liebherr thousands of dollars in time and manufacturing losses• Conducted routine meetings to review production schedules in shop• Participated in trade shows and presented capabilities to parties in the industrial, aerospace, marine & manufacturing fields• Was responsible for securing a “preferred supplier/fabricator” status with John Deere – Williamsburg, VA

Managed large prototype design/build projects for aerospace customers such as NASA, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney & Lockheed Martin.Directly managed (3) design engineers and (5) designersExperienced in CNC machining, Welding, Electronics and Laser Cutting TechniquesWas involved in interpreting statements of work and developing baseline project schedules for manpower forecastsParticipated in design “kickoff” meetings with customers and discussed strategies and conceptsWas part of the “JSF – Joint Strike Fighter” engine development team that developed the fan & compressor prototype hardwareWorked with outsource contractors in specialized areas such as high speed precision machining & fusion stir welding. Also sourced and developed relationships with suppliers across the US to facilitate manufacturing processes outside of DEI’s core competenciesParticipated in weekly production meetings to discuss status, financials & budget forecastingTraveled to customer sites for testing of completed prototype equipment

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering Technology

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